Nova Scotia Health Authority (Central Zone: Halifax area and West Hants) is continuing with its Diversity Bursary program as a step to creating a more diverse workforce that better represents the communities we serve. Applications are now open for the 2018 diversity bursaries.

The Emergency Department at the Northside General Hospital in North Sydney will be closed on Sunday, Feb. 18. It will reopen on Monday, Feb. 19 at 8 a.m. The department will also be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 20, reopening Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m.

The Emergency Department at the Glace Bay Hospital will be closed Friday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. It reopens on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 7 a.m. The department will also be closed on Monday, Feb. 19 at 3 p.m. and will reopen on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7 a.m.

Visitor restrictions are lifted on the Rehabilitation Unit at Harbourview Hospital in Sydney Mines. The restrictions were put in place last week to help limit the spread of flu-like illness among patients on the 21-bed unit.